ne·gate  (n ĭ-g āt )
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tr.v. ne·gat·ed, ne·gat·ing, ne·gates 1. To make ineffective or invalid; nullify: a wage increase that was negated by inflation; a goal that was negated by an official's ruling. 2. To make negative: In German, sentences can be negated by using the word "nicht." 3. Computers To perform the machine logic operation NOT gate.
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